The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-30

| ing, and, somehow, the blithe summer
 air, the lovely sail over sun-kissed waves, seemed to drive dull and sordid
 cares out of mind. and they were young again, and the world full of promise, and prizes were fair and just within reach; so it was only natural as they joined the well-dressed throng of pleasure-seekers on the beach, and felt the sea breeze appetite, that MT. Leonard should say:
 'Now, Mary. for once let's have a good dinner, no matter what it costs. Let's play we are rich, too, and go to the Brighton. It's my vacation, you know. and l am not going to the mountains, so we can afford some- thing"
 They seemed a part of that life as they went in at the wide doors of the great summer palace. He was a re- fined, gentlemanly man, and she had not lost the bloom of her comedy maidenhood. A portly. pursy man, who might have been wealthy philanthropist, or 8 brewer, sat next and they talked of stocks and the money market in learned fashion, and MT. Leonard still seemed part of it alL He felt the same when he paid his bill, four dol lars for the two; then two more for tickets; and three slipped away on candies, their photograph, lemonade and the lookout tower, Punch and Judy shows and Japanese fans, all a part of the Beach offerings. Nine dollars it counted up in all, but then it was "only for once"
 At home, however. they were so en- thusiastic that Rob and Arthur set up claim and begged so hard, just for once," that, for peace's sake, MT. Leonard finally took them for a day in another direction. That "only cost half as much" :" he gleefully stated.
 Sibyl heard at the time, but it had been a part of her whole life, and made no deep impression, until this morning, when her fathers remarks and the lean purse opened her eyes. She began to think and grow wise. One day she bought blank book for five cents and made some entries in if. Over these she sometimes pondered and made few figures at the sides. Then she would shake her head wisely. One night, after some weeks, she de- clined going to a concert, and Ralph staid at home rather than go alone. When MT. Leonard came in, he found his family all quietly busy in the sit ting-room.
 Il thought you were going out" he said to Ralph.
 Il was, but Sibyl didn't want to go."
 'Why not, Sibyl? A good affair, I guess"
 "I chose to save the seventy cents, sir" his daughter answered, promptly, for her guns were ready and she was only waiting occasion.
 "Oh, you might have had that"
 '.It's the ittles make the mickles, sir"
 Well, we can never have the her father answered, good ''so we might as well enjoy the 'littles'
 "Yes, we could, sir" Sibyl an- swered, promptly. Her father looked l 
 How, prayP"
 By saving those littles, sir have | only been looking at it these last two or three weeks, but know it is so."
 What do you mean?"
 '1 mean, if we saved carefully on | the little things, we might have some hing, sometime, worth the while.''
 What, for instance?"
 ''All go to the country next summer for your vacation"
 And go fishing and boating?" cried Ralph.
 And ride horses to drink?" And iced chickens?" called out Rob and Arthur, whose chief acquaintance with the country was through picture books.
 And pick daisies and hear birdies ;ing?" chimed in little four-year-old Nell.
 If we only couldr' the mother said, '1 wonder if the grass would feel half as cool and soft under ny feet as it used to when I was a yirl?''
 Perhaps SibYl will manage it to let IS stop at some of the four-dollar-a-day lotels yet" MT. Leonard said, banter ngly.
 ''No, sir; no such poor fortune as hat" his daughter returned. Its he real country we want, and there Ire plenty of farm-houses where board an be had for five dollars a week. lave heard the high school girls tell of hem"
 But even that daughter! Just hink; there are seven of us; that means thirty-five dollars week"
 ''Yes, sir. less what it costs te keep IS here. Call that five; then it's thirty beside travelling; but we need not go ar"
 We can never do it, daughter"
 1t sounds large, father, because we ay it all at once. One dollar seems nore than four quarters, and that's ust our trouble here," persisted Sibyl.
 ''How will you convince us, daugh- erP"
 And for answer Sibvl produced A